Santorum: Separation of Church and state not absolute

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Sunday that he does not believe in the separation of Church and state, adding that he was sickened by John F Kennedy’s assurances to Baptist ministers 52 years ago that he would not impose his Catholic faith on them.

“I don’t believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute,” Santorum, a devout Catholic, told ABC.

“The first amendment means the free exercise of religion and that means bringing people and their faith into the public square.”